November 18th ...and so we had a lovely 3 hour ferry trip going very close to several Islands but I'm sure the captain knew what he was doing! We weren't looking forward to this boat as we'd been warned the water gets very choppy but we escaped once again. We arrived in Picton... famous for nothing, so promptly made our way to Nelson, a quaint place but more importantly the gateway to Abel Tasman National Park. Our hostel had a swimming pool, free breakfast, fre...

November 6th Many hours of airports flying and overly smiley Qantas staff, although their food is much better than BA, and we hit Auckland…. Bit of a bounce but we hit it. We had to go through some ridiculous Bio Hazard Zone - they seem a little paranoid here about bringing in new species and food!? However that done, we headed out into the great outdoors... these guys are so friendly! Fresh of the plane we encountered nothing but smiles and long stories about...